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MURRAY, Gilbert Peter - Date of
birth
30 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Roxbury, Delaware County, New York -
Hometown
Delaware County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32749492 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Orb, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 88 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd G. Murray (father)
Ruth A. (George) Murray (mother)
Frances Murray (sister)
Richard G. Murray (brother)
More information
Pfc Gilbert P. Murray enlisted in Utica, New York, on 20 February 1943.He was taken prisoner on 12 January 1945 and died in Stalag IX-B.
Pfc Murray is remembered at the Fair View Cemetery in Grand Gorge, Delaware County, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Webmore Earle TenEyck / 1925 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Elizabeth Murray, www.findagrave.com